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LR Vball
0
Concord Conc 0-6,0-0 MEC
3
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 6-0,1-0 SAC
Concord Conc
0-6,0-0 MEC
0
Final
3
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
6-0,1-0 SAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Concord Conc 22 19 22 (0)
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 25 25 25 (3)
3
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 7-0,1-0 SAC
1
Mount Olive MO 1-3,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
7-0,1-0 SAC
3
Final
1
Mount Olive MO
1-3,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 25 20 25 25 (3)
Mount Olive MO 19 25 23 11 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Bears take down Concord and Mt. Olive to move to 7-0 on the season

MOUNT OLIVE, NC - The wins keep piling up for Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball, as they took down Concord and Mount Olive on Saturday to move to 7-0 on the young season. This marks the best start for the Bears since 2018. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP - GAME ONE:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Concord 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-0, 1-0 SAC), Concord (0-6, 0-0 MEC)
Location: Kornegay Arena, Mount Olive, NC

STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • Back-and-forth to start the opening set, a Kathy Pater and Kayli Cleaver block ignited a 7-1 run, putting the Bears up 18-11.
  • Kills by Cleaver, Jenna Vogen, and Averie Dale late sealed a 25-22 set victory. 
  • Big blocks from Averie Dale and Taylor Osborne gave LR a 25-19 second set win. 
  • Tied at 21-21 in the third set, the Bears scored four of the game's final five points to take the 3-0 victory. 
  • Kaylie Cleaver (13) and Jenna Vogen (10) each notched double-digit kills.
  • Sydney Karjala (23) and Rachel Wildermuth (13) led the team in assists.
  • Four Bears finished with double-digit digs.
  • Kathy Peter and Averie Dale combined for 11 blocks.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • As a team, LR's 11 total blocks was a season high.
  • Averie Dale lead the SAC in blocks/set (1.28).
  • The Bear's only had 10 hitting errors, their second lowest all season.
  • This was the first matchup between the two schools since 1995.
  • The Bears hold a 6-3 advantage over the Mountain Lions.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP - GAME TWO:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Mount Olive 1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 25-11)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-0, 1-0 SAC), Mount Olive (1-3, 0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Kornegay Arena, Mount Olive, NC

STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • Down 16-12, LR closed the opening set on a 13-3 run to go up 1-0.
  • The Trojans held on to an early lead to take the second set 25-20.
  • Mount Olive mounted a big comeback to take a 23-22 lead on the Baers in set two.
  • A clutch kill from Kayli Cleaver and ace from Ella Wimsatt gave LR the 25-23 set victory.
  • The Bears opened set four on an 11-3 run and didn't look back, taking the set 25-11.
  • A balanced effort, only Kayli Cleaver (12) notched double-digit kills.
  • Sydney Karjala and Rachel Wildermuth combined for 36 assists.
  • Kathy Peter led with six blocks.
  • As a team, the Bears outhit the Trojans .270 to .147.  
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Karjala and Wildermuth have had double-digit assists in every game this season.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne has lost just four sets all season.
  • The Bears now lead the all-time series over Mount Olive 10-0.
UP NEXT: LR will be back in action at Mount Olive tomorrow when they take on Edinboro (PA) at 10 a.m. and Shaw at 2 p.m.
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